Derbyshire played two county matches each against Lancashire, Yorkshire, Surrey and Sussex, and two against
MCC. They won two of their matches and lost six.
Robert Smith was captain for his eighth and last season. In a sparse season without any centuries,
Wallis Evershed was top scorer and
William Cropper James Brelsford shared the most wickets. There were no long term additions to the team but
George Earl,
Joseph Needham,
George Yates and
Percy Exham made their only career appearances and
Thomas Evans made his two career appearances for Derbyshire during the season. The season also saw the last appearances of
John Richardson who had been a steady bowler since 1878 and
George Osborne who had played since 1879.
Matches ==Statistics==